Nissan Motor Co. said on Thursday it would recall 2.55 million cars worldwide at an estimated cost of $138-148 million due to an engine defect. The recall applies to 1.02 million cars in Japan, 700,000 in North America and 460,000 in Europe.

Nissan will recall 23 models, including the Sunny (sold overseas as the Sentra), the Skyline (sold overseas as the Infinity G35) and the Fairlady Z ( sold overseas as the 350Z).